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Undergraduate Research in Biology and Mathematics

Research Overview

The objective of this project is to engage interdisciplinary teams of biological and mathematical undergraduates in research projects at the intersection of biology and mathematics and statistics. Each year, four research teams involving two students and two faculty members representing both biology and mathematics and statistics work on projects during the academic year in preparation for an intensive 8-week summer research program.  These projects are primarily selected from existing research projects of biology faculty where mathematics and statistics are anticipated to make a significant contribution.

Individual project discussions may be found by clicking on the titles below.

2010-2011 research groups

The following list of projects describes the projects that began Spring 2010.

1. Diabetes and expression of nitric oxide synthase
   Dr. Terrie Rife and Dr. Nusrat Jahan
2. Biomechanics and analysis of animal gait selection
   Dr. Roshna Wunderlich and Dr. Anthony Tongen
3. Chromatin diminution in Mesocyclops edax
   Dr. Grace Wyngaard and Dr. Brian Walton
4. Larval stage density dependence for mosquitoes
   Dr. Rajeev Vaidyanathan (SRI) and Drs. Anthony Tongen and Brian Walton

2009-2010 research groups

The following list of projects describes the projects that began Spring 2009.

1. Microarray analysis of bacterial gene expression
   Dr. Louise Temple and Dr. Nusrat Jahan
2. Biomechanics and analysis of animal gait selection
   Dr. Roshna Wunderlich and Dr. Anthony Tongen
3. Cartilage shape and cell behavior in tadpoles
   Dr. Chris Rose and Dr. Kane Nashimoto
4. Determination and graphical representations of Cyclops phylogeny
   Dr. Grace Wyngaard and Dr. Brian Walton

2008-2009 research groups

The following list of projects describes the projects that began Fall 2008.

1. Microarray analysis of bacterial gene expression
   Dr. Louise Temple and Dr. Nusrat Jahan
2. Multiple comparisons of mutant strain bacteria
   Dr. Kyle Seifert and Dr. Hasan Hamdan
3. Biomechanical response of rat tails to heat stimuli
   Dr. Corey Cleland and Dr. Anthony Tongen
4. Anti-fungal bacteria transmission for amphibian survival
   Dr. Reid Harris and Dr. Brian Walton

2007-2008 research groups

The following list of projects describes projects that began Spring 2008 and are currently underway.

1. Microarray analysis of bacterial gene expression
   Dr. Louise Temple and Dr. Nusrat Jahan
2. Multiple comparisons of mutant strain bacteria
   Dr. Kyle Seifert and Dr. Hasan Hamdan
3. Biomechanical response of rat tails to heat stimuli
   Dr. Corey Cleland and Dr. Anthony Tongen
4. Cartilage shape and cell behavior in tadpoles
   Dr. Chris Rose and Dr. Brian Walton

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. (DMS-0734284). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.